title: Magnetic resonance imaging in central pontine myelinolysis.
abstract: The MRI findings at 1.5 Tesla of central pontine myelinolysis in 2 alcoholic patients are reported. The lesion was confined to the pons in both cases, with strong hyperintensity on T2-weighted and hypointensity on T1-weighted images. In both cases MRI revealed typical symmetrical sparing of the ventrolateral tracts in the pons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demaerel
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Roose
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raets
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011149:Pons